Mohammad Kaykobad

Mohammad Kaykobad
Mohammad Kaykobad at the 2011 Bangladesh Mathematical Olympiad event
Born	(1954-05-01) 1 May 1954 (age 70)[1] Manikganj, East Bengal, Dominion of Pakistan
Alma mater	Asian Institute of Technology Flinders University
Scientific career
Fields	Computer science, Computer engineering
Institutions	Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology

Mohammad Kaykobad (Bengali: মোহাম্মদ কায়কোবাদ) is a Bangladeshi computer scientist, educator,[2] author, and columnist. Along with Muhammed Zafar Iqbal, he started the national mathematics olympiad.[3] He was a professor of computer science and engineering in Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology,[4] and became a faculty member of computer science and engineering at Brac University in 2020.[5] Also a faculty member of University of Information Technology and Sciences.^[citation needed]

Education

In 1970, Kaykobad finished his SSC from Manikganj Govt. High School and, in 1972, his HSC from Debendra College. He did his M.S. in engineering at the Institute of Marine Engineers, Odesa, Ukraine (then in the USSR), in 1979. He undertook his M.Eng. in computer applications technology at the Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand, in 1982. He undertook his PhD at the Flinders University of South Australia, in 1986 under the supervision of Dr FJM Salzborn.[6]

Career

Kaykobad served as an adviser to ICT Projects for e-Governance in Bangladesh.[6] He was awarded the gold medal for contribution in ICT education at a ceremony at Bangabandhu International Conference Center by Bangladesh Computer Society and was presented the award by the President of Bangladesh on 26 July 2005.[7] He was recognized as the best coach of ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest by IBM at 26th World Finals of ACM ICPC at Honolulu, Hawaii on 22 March 2002. He researched the computerization of class scheduling of different universities of Bangladesh, which was submitted to the University Grants Commission in 1995.[6] He is a member of the Bangladesh Academy of Sciences.[8]

Honors and awards

• Received the Best Coach award in 2002 at Honolulu, Hawaii[9][8][10]
• Recognized as a distinguished alumnus by the Flinders University of South Australia.[11]

References

1. "Fellow Details: Dr. Mohammad Kaykobad". Bangladesh Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
2. Ashraf, Shamim (27 July 2008). "State of Science Education in Bangladesh: Current Status and Future Trends". Star Campus. The Daily Star.
3. Ali, Mohammad Hammad (24 March 2005). "A New Light". Rising Stars. The Daily Star.
4. "Faculty Information: Dr. M. Kaykobad". Department of CSE – BUET. Archived from the original on 2 June 2023.
5. "Professor Mohammad Kaykobad joins Brac University". BRAC University. 4 July 2020.
6. "Academic Qualifications". Biodata of Mohammad Kaykobad. Archived from the original on 10 May 2007.
7. "ICT sector can be made most powerful thru' harmonisation, say speakers". The Independent. Dhaka. BDNEWS. 28 July 2005. Archived from the original on 12 February 2006.
8. "Professor Mohammad Kaykobad". Bangladesh Academy of Sciences. Archived from the original on 27 January 2020.
9. "BUET in ACM Programming Contests". CSE BUET Students and Alumni Web. Ragib Hasan. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011.
10. "Coach Award". The ACM-ICPC International Collegiate Programming Contest. Archived from the original on 31 May 2015.
11. "Distinguished Alumni Awards". Flinders University. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.